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It's important, however, that the defect detection technology not overreact to flaws in the print job, said Nat Stern, CEO of Eltromat Electronics Inc. (Chesapeake,Va.). "The [imaging technology] must react similar to an operator. Certain technical defects are not considered a defect by an operator and are called false alarms," Stern explained. "The more sensitive a system, the more the chance for false alarms."